Reimbursement
With three weeks remaining in the legislative calendar, 41 senators have signed a letter to Senate leaders.
The complaint claims the scheme was aimed at suppressing payment rates to doctors for out-of-network services.
Most CFOs are not looking to technology or AI as a solution, says new HFMA report.
Star ratings represent billions of dollars in quality bonus payments. CMS has cost Elevance $375M, the complaint says.
Providers have gotten a nearly 9% permanent cut to home health payment since 2023, says LeadingAge.
Time is running out for Congress to pass legislation to avert the cuts, AMA says.
CMS is finalizing a new specific wage index that will be used to adjust payments for geographic differences in area wages.
The AHA says the final rule only worsens the problem of "sustained and substantial underpayment" of hospitals.
Congress must enact permanent reform instead of making last-minute payment fixes each year, says MGMA.